Archives for May 2014

by opensourceway Last Thursday, Langchatters tuned in to discuss how to scaffold authentic resources (#authres) for comprehensible input. #langchat looked quite different last week, as moderators tested out a Q&A format. @KrisClimer wrote that “#langchat was a bit less spontaneous, less [like] hanging with my [personal learning network] in a pub, but if [a] pub […]

by tm_hobbs “Weary from grading, finals, end of the year?” Looking for an ‘exhilarating break’? (@KrisClimer) If so, #langchat had you covered last Thursday night! Langchatters eager to discuss “the ‘flipped’ class in language teaching – what works? what doesn’t?” (@CoLeeSensei) were counting down the minutes (@aleanord: “One Minute to #langchat!”) and ‘flipping out’ (@KrisClimer: […]

by iz.mendoza To quote @SraSpanglish, “Is it just me, or has #langchat been increasing in awesomeness the last couple of weeks?” Last Thursday night, Langchatters were at it again, sharing advice in a whirlwind of tweets until their phones and laptops gave out on them (@SenoraCMT: “Phone battery dying! Time to say goodnight!”; @Marishawkins: “Another great […]

by giulia.forsythe Last Thursday night, #langchat was the place to be! @tiesamgraf advised fellow participants to strap themselves in for yet another whirlwind conversation: “buckle your #langchat seat belt :-)”! Langchatters discussed the technology that they use in different teaching contexts in what felt like a “record-pace for tweets” (@CoLeeSensei). By the time the hour-long […]